Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a group of Russian MPs on Sunday that Western missile attacks in his country were an act of aggression, Russian news agencies reported.
Russian lawmakers met with Assad after the US, France and Britain launched missile strikes on Syria in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack a week ago. Russian news agencies quoted lawmakers as saying Assad was in "good spirits" and praised the Soviet-era air defense systems used by Syria to help repel Western attacks.
The provision of Russian air defense systems has not been discussed, the agencies reported, but Assad has accepted an invitation to visit the Siberian region of Khanty-Mansi in Russia. It was not clear when the visit would take place.
